# Arjun Sethi > Arjun Sethi is a seed investor at Kraken (San Francisco) backing Software and FinTech. See 216 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Kraken](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kraken) - Location: San Francisco, United States - Total investments: 216 - Last investment: Dec 2025 - Lead investor: 23% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asethi/ - X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/arjunsethi - Website: http://www.tribecap.co Arjun Sethi is a seed investor at Kraken in San Francisco focused on Software and FinTech. Arjun Sethi is the Co-CEO of Kraken Digital Asset Exchange. He attended the University of Maryland. ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Seed | $875k–$8.6M | | Series A | $4M–$24M | | Series B | $16M–$88M | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Software | 42 | 19% | | FinTech | 32 | 15% | | Financial Services | 31 | 14% | | Artificial Intelligence | 17 | 8% | | Information Technology | 16 | 7% | 208 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 75 | 35% | | Series A | 39 | 18% | | Series B | 25 | 12% | | Series C | 14 | 6% | | Funding Round | 8 | 4% | 12 stages tracked in total. ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | United States | 108 | 50% | | India | 12 | 6% | | Canada | 8 | 4% | | United Kingdom | 3 | 1% | | Brazil | 1 | 0% | 11 countries tracked in total. ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Aether Bio | Aether Bio is a developer of machine learning technology used to repurpose enzymes in order to create new compounds. Its technology utilizes machine learning combined with high-throughput robotic laboratories to create an entirely new compound and reinvent the production of previously discovered compounds that enable healthcare institutes to getthe chemicals and materials they need that are cheaper and more sustainable. The company's proprietary hardware allows massively parallelized experimentation, generating datasets orders of magnitude larger than the competition. | $15M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 03, 2025 | | | ego AI | ego AI is a technology platform focused on creating persistent, human-like AI characters capable of moving across multiple digital experiences, enabling ongoing relationships and emergent storytelling that feels lifelike. | $6.7M | Seed | Oct 16, 2025 | | | Kraken | Kraken is a cryptocurrency exchange that provides spot and futures trading between Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 40+ other digital assets. Its mission is to accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency so that you and the rest of the world can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. Founded in 2011 and with over 7 million clients, Kraken is one of theworld's largest, most successful bitcoin exchanges and we're growing faster than ever. Kraken's range of successful products is playing an important role in the mainstream adoption of crypto assets. Kraken is a marketplace for digital assets where buyers, sellers, traders, and speculators come together to exchange cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Ripple against national currencies like USD, EUR, CAD, and JPY. Clients trading larger sizes benefit from its principal Over-the-Counter (OTC) desk and white glove service. Advanced traders and technical analysis wizards can take advantage of the company's professional charting tools. Software engineers, botters, and hobbyist automators have available both REST and Websocket APIs with which trades can be made and market information obtained. Kraken provides 24/7 live chat support for any questions you have about getting started. | $500M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 26, 2025 | | | Circuit & Chisel | Circuit & Chisel is an agentic AI platform that enables agents to make transactions between autonomous agents. | $19.2M | Seed | Sep 22, 2025 | | | Kapital | Kapital empowers SMBs with a tech-banking platform giving visibility and control of their treasury, and their employees | $100M | Series C | Jun 26, 2025 | | | Keep | Keep offers an all-in-one corporate credit card and chequing account tailored for small and medium-sized businesses. The platform simplifies financial management by integrating spending, banking, and sales operations into a single system. Keep provides cashback rewards and reduced wire transfer fees, enhancing the financial efficiency of its users.This service aims to streamline the financial processes that SMBs encounter, making it easier for them to manage their cash flow and expenses. By focusing on the unique needs of these businesses, Keep helps improve their overall financial operations. | $23.7M | Series A | May 20, 2025 | | | Ashvattha Therapeutics | Ashvattha Therapeutics creates products that selectively target and treat human diseases. Ashvattha enables precision targeting for therapeutics eliminating off-target toxicity, systemic side effects, and immunogenicity seen in other platforms. Ashvattha has a pipeline of nine therapeutics in neurology, oncology, and ophthalmology. | $50M | Series B | Jan 13, 2025 | | | Foundation Future Industries | Foundation is a company that developes general purpose robotics to address the labour shortage problems. | | Pre-Seed | Aug 22, 2024 | | | Slingshot AI | Slingshot is an AI research company driven by our mission to exponentially increase global access to mental healthcare.We’re developing technology to help humans feel and perform better, be more connected, and adapt to the future in a time where the demand for mental health support far exceeds providers by 10,000:1, and the large-scale changesahead are unprecedented.By leveraging AI to delve deep into human psychology, we expect to learn something about human nature that no humans have before, in order to help people change their minds.Based in NYC and London, our cross-disciplinary team of researchers, engineers, and broader mental health experts is dedicated to building tools that empower individuals to take on any challenge that arises. | $30M | Seed | Aug 20, 2024 | | | Nium | Nium is an advanced payments platform redefining the way consumers and businesses send, spend, and receive funds across borders. Nium’s goal is to make the movement of money seamless through being a universal plug for financial services. The company uses agile, elegant, and modular solutions for complex business problems. Be it an Individual,new-age digital bank, or a traditional industry behemoth, Nium pride itself on creating financial infrastructure for every level of sophistication​.​Nium has created a payment mesh in Asia, which is being leveraged by individuals and corporates. The company also offers a configurable, multi-featured platform MassPay that helps corporate and SME users to manage and control their high-volume remittances to multiple beneficiaries in multiple currencies via a seamless process, enabling them to reduce cross-border money transfer costs by up to 80%.The company is licensed in the EU, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, India, and Singapore. It is backed by marquee investors such as Vertex Ventures, Fullerton Financial Holdings, Global Founders Capital, GSR Ventures, and SBI-FMO Ventures. Its services and business model have been recognized on prestigious platforms such as Singapore Fintech Festival and India Fintech Awards in 2017. | $50M | Series E | Jun 04, 2024 | | 10 of 216 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 25 deals together - [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 12 deals together - [Resolute Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/resolute-vc) — VC Fund, 12 deals together - [Sand Hill Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sand-hill-angels) — VC Fund, 12 deals together - [SV Angel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sv-angel) — VC Fund, 12 deals together - [Initialized Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/initialized-capital) — VC Fund, 8 deals together ## About Kraken VC Fund · San Francisco, United States Kraken is a cryptocurrency exchange that provides spot and futures trading between Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 40+ other digital assets. Its mission is to accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency so that you and the rest of the world can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. Founded in 2011 and with over 7 million clients, Kraken is one of theworld's largest, most successful bitcoin exchanges and we're growing faster than ever. Kraken's range of successful products is playing an important role in the mainstream adoption of crypto assets. Kraken is a marketplace for digital assets where buyers, sellers, traders, and speculators come together to exchange cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Ripple against national currencies like USD, EUR, CAD, and JPY. Clients trading larger sizes benefit from its principal Over-the-Counter (OTC) desk and white glove service. Advanced traders and technical analysis wizards can take advantage of the company's professional charting tools. Software engineers, botters, and hobbyist automators have available both REST and Websocket APIs with which trades can be made and market information obtained. Kraken provides 24/7 live chat support for any questions you have about getting started. 5 contacts available at Kraken. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Artur Sapek | Director Of Engineering | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artur-sapek | | David Ripley | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-ripley-4778 | | David Ripley | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-ripley | | Jesse Powell | Chairman of the Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jesse-powell | | Matthew Howells-Barby | VP, Growth | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-barby | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Global Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-founders-capital) — VC Fund - [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [BDC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-venture-capital) — VC Fund - [Real Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/real-ventures) — VC Fund - [Anges Quebec](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anges-quebec) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [FinTech Angel Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/fintech-angel-investors) - [Financial Services Angel Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/financial-services-angel-investors) - [Marketplace Angel Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/marketplace-angel-investors) - [Financial Services Angel Investors in United States](https://shizune.co/investors/financial-services-angel-investors-united-states) - [FinTech Angel Investors in United States](https://shizune.co/investors/fintech-angel-investors-united-states) - [Marketplace Angel Investors in United States](https://shizune.co/investors/marketplace-angel-investors-united-states) ## FAQ ### What does Arjun Sethi invest in? Arjun Sethi invests primarily in Software, FinTech and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 216 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### What is Arjun Sethi's check size? Arjun Sethi typically joins rounds of $875k–$8.6M at Seed, $4M–$24M at Series A and $16M–$88M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Arjun Sethi participates in. ### When did Arjun Sethi last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Arjun Sethi closed in Dec 2025. Shizune tracks 216 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly. ### Is Shizune's investor data accurate? 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